LAW PAC (Berkley Schwarz)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Berkley Schwarz · Nashville, TN

Raised

$10,025

incl. $8,375 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$4,368

Operating & other

$2,868

66% of spending

To TN candidates

$1,000

23% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 2 candidates

$1,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,368 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,868 (66%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $2,868 ÷ Total spent: $4,368

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$2,868
Contributions to candidates	$1,000

Source filings:

Operating & other $2,868 66%
To TN candidates $1,000 23%
To other PACs $500 11%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Doug Overbey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 02	Rep.	$500.00
Ken Yager ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 12	Rep.	$500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee	Total
MPAC	$500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Donations	$2,750.00
Bank Fees	$118.15

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Barnes, Tim	Donations	07/01/2011	$500.00
Berke, Andrew	Donations	07/01/2011	$500.00
Brooks, Harry	Donations	08/22/2011	$500.00
Faulk, Mike	Donations	07/01/2011	$500.00
Watson, Eric	Donations	08/22/2011	$500.00
Elam, Linda	Donations	11/16/2011	$250.00
Suntrust Bank	Bank Fees	06/20/2011	$118.15

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Guilford Thornton	Nashville, TN	Adams & Reese, LLP	$500.00
Danny Van Horn	Memphis, TN	Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada	$250.00
Marcia McMurray	Cleveland, TN	McMurray Law Office, PLLC	$200.00
Nathan Ridley	Nashville, TN	Associated Builders and Contractors, Gre	$200.00
Sherie Edwards	Brentwood, TN	State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co.	$200.00
Courtney Pearre	Nashville, TN	Amerigroup	$150.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing	Cash Beginning	Cash Ending	Source
Year-End 2011 Historical	$17,087.17	$17,152.87	Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38229
Mid-Year 2011 Historical	$11,715.32	$17,087.17	Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37039